Ahmad Bin Ismail

1974 SM Sultan Abdul Halim; 1980 SMSn (Kep.) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; 1982 - 1986 PhD in Ecology and Toxicology of Arsenic in Contaminated Grassland, University of Essex, Colchester, England

1979 - 1980 Part-time demonstrator at Jabatan Biologi, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia; 1980 Part-time demonstrator at Jabatan Zoologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Part-time demonstrator at Pusat Sains Asasi, Universiti Malaya; 1981 - 1982 Tutor at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Sarawak Campus, Kuching, Sarawak; 1986 - 1987 Tutor at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia; 1987 - 1996 Lecturer at Universiti Pertanian (then Universiti Putra Malaysia after 3 April 1997) Malaysia; 1996 - 2008 Associate Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia; 1997 - 2000 Deputy Director at Centre for Matriculation, Universiti Putra Malaysia; 2005 Deputy Dean for Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food at Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus; 2008 - 2018 Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia; 2011 - 2016 Head of Department, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at Universiti Putra Malaysia; Current President of Malaysian Nature Society; Authored/co-authored more than 500 articles; Focuses on ecotoxicology and wildlife ecology; Completed 50 projects on wildlife ecology; Columnist in Utusan Malaysia

Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal, Ahmad Ismail, Mohd Zamri Saad, Ina Salwany Md Yasin, Nurrul Shaqinah Nasruddin, Siti Suhaiba Mastor, Muhammad Hazim Abdul Rahman, Nurliyana Mohamad (2019). Study on Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka (Oryzias javanicus Bleeker, 1854) model. Microbial pathogenesis 131, 47-52; Pascal R Marty, Brianne Beisner, Stefano SK Kaburu, Krishna N Balasubramaniam, Eliza Bliss ‐ Moreau, Nadine Ruppert, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Ahmad Ismail, Małgorzata E Arlet, Edward R Atwill, Brenda McCowan (2019). Time constraints imposed by anthropogenic environments alter social behaviour in long-tailed macaques. Animal Behaviour 150, 157-165; Sow, AY, A Ismail, SZ Zulkifli, MN Amal, K Hambali (2019). Seasonal variation of heavy metals and metallothionein contents in Asian swamp eels, Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) from Tumpat, Kelantan, Malaysia. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology 20 (8), 1-8; Sule, HA, A Ismail, MNA Amal, SZ Zulkifli, MFAM Roseli, S Shohaimi (2019). Water Quality Influences on Fish Occurrence in Peat Swamp Forest and Its Converted Areas in North Selangor, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana 47 (11), 2589-2600; Sule, HA, A Ismail, MNA Amal, SZ Zulkifli, MFAM Roseli (2019). Associations between the presence of bacteria and the physico-chemical parameters of water in peat swamp forest, paddy field and oil palm plantation in north Selangor, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 49 (1), 185-207; Rahman, F. A Ismail, NHM Jamil (2019) Food Items and Foraging Sites of the Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) during Breeding Season in Sungai Panjang, Sabak Bernam, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 42 (1), 251-259; Usman Sadiq Abubakar, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Ahmad Ismail (2018). Heavy metals bioavailability and pollution indices evaluation in the mangrove surface sediment of Sungai Puloh, Malaysia. Environmental Earth Sciences 77(6):225; Sow Ai Yin, Ahmad Ismail, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai, Kamarul Hambali (2018). Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus. Malayan Nature Journal 70(1): 47-52; Munirah Hanapiah, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Muskhazli Mustafa, Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff, Ahmad Ismail (2018). Isolation, characterization, and identification of potential Diuron-degrading bacteria from surface sediments of Port Klang, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 127: 453-457; Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff, Ab Ghafar Sarah-Nabila, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai, Wan Norhamidah Wan Ibrahim, Shahrizad Yusof, Ahmad Ismail (2018). Acute toxicity test of copper pyrithione on Javanese medaka and the behavioural stress symptoms. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 127: 150-153; Amal, MNA, ST Zarif, MS Suhaiba, MRM Aidil, NN Shaqinah, M Zamri-Saad, A Ismail (2018). The effects of fish gender on susceptibility to acute Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka Oryzias javanicus.Microbial pathogenesis, 114:251-254; Mohammed Janaydeh, Ahmad Ismail, Hishamuddin Omar, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Mohd Hair Bejo, Nor Azwady Abd Aziz (2018). Relationship between Pb and Cd accumulations in house crow, their habitat, and food content from Klang area, Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190(1):47; Sule, H A, A Ismail, MNA Amal, SZ Zulkifli (2018). Water Quality Influences on Fish Occurrence in Peat Swamp Forest and Its Converted Areas in North Selangor, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana 47 (11), 2589-2600; QL Lim, A Ismail, R Arumugam, WL Ng, CSY Yong, A Ismail. (2018). A revisit to a low-cost method for the isolation of microsatellite markers: the case of the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). bioRxiv, 384651; Rahman, F. and A Ismail (2018). Waterbirds: An Important Bio-Indicator of Ecosystem Pertanika Journal of Scholarly Research Reviews 4 (1); Najla Mohamed Abu Shaala, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Ahmad Ismail, Mohammed Noor Amal Azmai, Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff, Hishamuddin Omar (2017). Effects of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) antifouling biocide on adult males and females of brine shrimp (Artemia salina). International Journal of Biological Research 5(1):30-35; Muhammad Faiz Ismail, Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal, Shamarina Shohaimi, Ahmad Ismail, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Nurul Izza Ab Ghani (2017). Length-Weight Relationship and Associations between Otolith Dimension, Age and Somatic Growth of Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland, 1844) from Northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Natural History 17(1): 59-64; Tijjani Rufa’i Buhari, Ahmad Ismail (2017). Evaluation of metallothionein content in giant mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri collected from west coast of Peninsular Malaysia to assess environmental metal pollution. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine 2017; 5(7): 279-287; Fatin Zahidah Abd Aziz , Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff , Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai , Ahmad Ismail (2017). An Histological Study on Mercury-Induced Gonadal Impairment in Javanese Medaka (Oryzias javanicus). Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 17: 621-627; Muhamad Faiz Ismail, Mohamad Noor Azmai Amal, Shamarina Shohaimi, Ahmad Ismail, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli and Nurul Izza Ab. Ghani (2017). Length-Weight relationships and association between otolith dimention, age and somatic growth of Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland, 1844) from North West of Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Natural History 17(1): 181-186; Khalil, N.A. MNA Amal, A. Ismail, S.Z. Zulkifli, F. Rahman (2017). Heavy metals in wild Indonesian short fin eel, Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland 1844), and giant mottled eel, A. marmorata (Quoy & Gaimard 1824), in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. Pollution Research, 36(2):168-174; Razak, MRM, Z Kassim, AA Sabuti, A Ismail (2017). Feeding ecology and food preferences of Cherok Paloh, Pahang horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 13 (3); Rajoo, KS, A Ismail, DS Karam, H Omar, FM Muharam, D Zulperi (2017). Phytoremediation Studies on Arsenic Contaminated Soils in Malaysia. Journal of Advanced Chemical Sciences, 490-493; Rahman, F., A Ismail, H Omar, MZ Hussin (2017). Exposure of the endangered Milky stork population to cadmium and lead via food and water intake in Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, Perak, Malaysia. Toxicology Reports 4, 502-506; Yap, C K, WH Cheng, A Karami, A Ismail (2016). Health risk assessments of heavy metal exposure via consumption of marine mussels collected from anthropogenic sites. Science of The Total Environment 553, 285-296; Munay Abdulqadir Omar, Mohamad Amar Naqquiddin, Shamarina Shohaimi, Hishamuddin Omar and Ahmad Ismail (2016). Phytoplankton Diversity in Relation to Different Weather Conditions in two Urban Manmade Lakes. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research 4(1):1-21; Ahmad Ismail, Akhlily Farhana Hazizan, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli, Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff, Hishamuddin Omar, Koji Arizono (2014). Determination of 17β-Estradiol Concentration in Aquatic Environment of Peninsular Malaysia using the ELISA Technique. Life Science Journal 2014; 11(8): 673-679; Ramsie, S.A., S.Z. Zulkifli, F. Mohamat-Yusuf, A. Ismail, C.A.R. Mohamed (2014). Geochronology of 210Pb in Sediments of Sepang Besar River, Malaysia. From Sources to Solution. Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Forensic 2013, Springer, 245-249; 2013 Sow A.Y., A. Ismail, S.Z. Zulkifli (2014). Hajeb, P., A. Christianus, A. Ismail, Sh. Shakiba Zadeh, and C.R. Saad (2009). Heavy Metal Concentration in Horseshoe Crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus gigas). Eggs from Malaysian Coastline. In: Tanacredi, J.T., Botton, M.L.; Smith, D. (eds). Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs. Springer, New York. Pp. 455-464. (ISBN: 978-038-7899-58-9);

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS); Organised once a year conferences, symposium and seminars to gather scientists and promoting new young scientists and findings in science at national and international levels

Anugerah Kecemerlangan; Anugerah Fellowship

Member of editorial board for Malayan Nature Journal, Acta Biologica Malaysiana, Journal of North for Basic and Applied Science KSA, the EnvironAsia and Walailak Journal of Science & Technology; Council member of Academy Science Malaysia (ASM); Fellow Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB); Advisor to Education Department of MNS; President of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS); Chairman of MNS-PETRONAS Ecocare Centre, Kertih; Panel Advisor to National Biodiversity Centre (Natural Resources and Environment Ministry); President of Malaysian Ecological Society; Ex-President of Academic Staff Association Universiti Putra Malaysia (PPA UPM-2011/2016); Committee member for Malaysian Academic Association Congress (MAAC)

Initiated the program "Recycling@U" 2016; Initiated Kelab Pencinta Alam (KPA) and KPA for Youth

English, Malay

Sharing ideas; Walking in the nature

Seeing people recycling and taking importance of the nature

Adviser to government agencies

Respect people; Have plenty of knowledge

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